1、What do you know about the man?Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.What kind of writing do you think this is?Where can you find such a piece of writing?A brief biography In a journal(A story of a persons life(A story of a persons life written by someone else)written by someone el
2、se)A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEPara.1 A.Para.1 A.Para.2 B.Para.2 B.Para.3 C.Para.3 C.Para.4 D.Para.4 D.Para.5 E.Para.5 E.Para.6 F.Para.6 F.A tip for reading:pay attention to A tip for reading:pay attention to the transitional words.the transitional words.1Yuan Longping,known as thefather of hybrid rice,
3、is one of Chinas most famous scientists.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.Father of hybrid rice VS farmermodest/devotedintroductionin
4、troduction a typical way to start a biography a typical way to start a biographyhis research field and his appearanceYuan considers himself a farmer.His great contributionuse the writing technique:contrast to highlight Yuans moral qualities Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing.His parents wante
5、d him to pursue a career in science or medicine.However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqi
6、ng.2motivationmotivationYuan wanted to help Yuan wanted to help get rid of the shortage of foodget rid of the shortage of food.Contrast:his parents wish Contrast:his parents wish vsvs his own decision his own decision caring/sympathetic/determinedcaring/sympathetic/determined A biography is usually
7、A biography is usually written in time order from written in time order from birth.birth.Yuan decided to study agriculture.Yuan decided to study agriculture.3After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead,farmers needed to b
8、oost yields in the fields they had.How this could be done was a challenging question at the time.Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species.One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a
9、 higher yield than conventional crops.However,whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-polinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.The common assumption then was that it could not be done.Through intense effort,Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the f
10、irst hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.processContrast:the general assumption about hybrid rice Contrast:the general assumption about hybrid rice vsvs his belief his beliefQ1:What is hybrid rice?Q2:Whats the main advantage o
11、f hybrid rice?Q3:How did Dr.Yuan develop hybrid rice?Is it an easy or tough task?Hybrid rice is rice produced by crossbreeding different kinds of rice.It attains a higher yield than conventional rice.unique thinking of the problem unique thinking of the problem creative solution to the problemcreati
12、ve solution to the problem devoted to overcoming difficultiesdevoted to overcoming difficulties succeed finallysucceed finally an unprecedented task brave creative innovative confident devoted brave creative innovative confident devoted compassionatecompassionate4Today,it is estimated that about 60
13、percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains,and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China,but many other countries that depend on rice as well
14、,such as India and Vietnam.Because of his invaluable contributions,Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.receive numerous awards achievementQ1:Whats the main idea of the paragraph?Q2:How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?The hybrid rice he was devoted to d
15、eveloping enables farmers to boost yields in the situation when the fields are limited.tackle the crisis of food shortage5Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.However,this is far from the case.Deep down,Yuan is still very much a fa
16、rmer at heart.As a man of the soil,he cares little for celebrity or money.Instead,he makes large donations to support agricultural research.view of lifeContrast:retire to a life of leisure vs continue to work the landContrast:care for fame and wealth vs donate money to support plain simple caring ge
17、nerous6What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams.Long ago,he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum,with each ear of rice as big as a broom,and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut.He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more peo
18、ple at home and abroad.His latest vision for“seawater rice”has also become a reality,and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production.Despite his advanced years,Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision,and everyone is waiting t
19、o see what he will dream up next.Q1:Draw out the structure chart of the passage.Q2:Use a sentence to summarize Yuans dream.make the impossible to possible make dream to realitymake people get rid of hunger and live a wealthy lifeA person with dreams is _A person with dreams is _ visionary,optimistic
20、 and perseverant.visionary,optimistic and perseverant.vision visionparagrapparagraphshsWhat What(content)(content)HowHow(contrast(contrast）WhyWhy(moral features)(moral features)1introductionFather of hybrid rice vs farmermodest/devotedmodest/devoted2motivation his parents wish vs his own decisioncar
21、ing/sympathetic/caring/sympathetic/determineddetermined3process the general assumption about hybrid rice vs his beliefbrave/creative /brave/creative /innovative/confident innovative/confident/devoted/compassionatedevoted/compassionate4achievement/5view of liferetire to a life of leisure vs continue
22、to work the landcare for fame and wealth vs donate moneyplain/simple /plain/simple /caring/generouscaring/generous6vision/visionary/visionary/optimistic/optimistic/perseverantperseverantCheck Check How can we understand the title of the passage“A Pioneer for All People”?123456Yuan is willing to cons
23、ider Yuan is willing to consider himself as a farmer.himself as a farmer.Concerned about the farmers,Yuan Concerned about the farmers,Yuan decided to study agriculture.decided to study agriculture.Faced with the challenges,Yuan was Faced with the challenges,Yuan was devoted to his hybrid rice resear
24、ch devoted to his hybrid rice research and succeeded.and succeeded.Yuans innovation has helped Yuans innovation has helped people get rid of hunger.people get rid of hunger.Yuan cares little for Yuan cares little for celebrity and wealth.celebrity and wealth.Though old,Yuan is Though old,Yuan is sti
25、ll dreaming and still dreaming and fulfilling his dreams.fulfilling his dreams.Theme Analysis My lifelong My lifelong pursuitpursuit is to keep is to keep all the peopleall the people away from away from hunger.hunger.-Yuan Longping-Yuan LongpingCritical Critical Thinking Thinking Do you want to mak
26、e great contributions to others like Yuan Longping,Tu Youyou,LinQiaozhi?If so,what preparations are you supposed to make?u Have dreams and strive for them.Have dreams and strive for them.u Be devoted,and dont let the precious time leak away from you.Be devoted,and dont let the precious time leak awa
27、y from you.u Be interested and have a wide range of knowledge.Be interested and have a wide range of knowledge.u Have the bravery to question,challenge and take up Have the bravery to question,challenge and take up responsibility.responsibility.u First of all,study hard to be admitted into a top university.First of all,study hard to be admitted into a top university.
